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Week 3 Discussion Sexual
Assault Investigation

Sexual assault can be the afterthought or primary motivation in burglaries.
Home burglaries that are interrupted may result in a sexual assault. It then
becomes necessary to process the crime scene for both rape and burglary. With regard to the sexual assault, what are
the primary steps in crime scene investigation? Considering the types of
sexual assault victims below, are there certain considerations for these
victims? Explain what they are. How would the crime scene differ for each type
of victim? How would it remain the same?

Female rape victim in her own home

Male victim of sexual assault

Juvenile victim of sexual assault

Elderly victim of sexual assault (65 and older)

WThe first responder “needs to
triage the victim” (Becker,
& Dutelle, 2013, p. 282) especially if the victim is sexually assaulted. The victim should
be transported to the hospital immediately. There photos will be taken of any
injuries the victim taken.

“Chain
of custody at some
specified interval (e.g., two times a week) to an employee of the police
property room. This eliminates one person from the chain of custody and
releases officers and victims from having to wait for swabs to dry and proof to
be packaged, transported, and impounded” (Successfully Investigating,
2005).

The first thing the responders should look for
is the elements of rape or sexual crime. This includes asking the victims on
whether they sustained injuries, If the victim says yes, they should be taken
to a hospital immediately. Photographs will be taken. The first responder must
also check things such as clothing of the victim. Then there should be a
preliminary interview with the victim to determine the extent and the physical
description of the offender.

Sexual
assault is in most cases an afterthought or even primary motivation in
burglaries. However, when investigating the crimes that involved there are several
pointers that the first response should look. It is a unique nature of the
crime and has a physical impact. The first thing the responders should look for
is the elements of rape or sexual crime. This includes asking the victims on
whether they sustained injuries, the description of the suspect such as their
clothing. The first responder must also check things such as clothing of the
victim. Then there should be a preliminary interview with the victim to
determine the extent and the physical description of the offender.

In the
cases of female rape victim in her own home, the investigator should establish
whether the motivation was rape or it was an afterthought after burglary. The
consideration is whether he or she knows the suspect or he just broke in the
house. For male victims of sexual assault there is consideration of the steps
to such case and the motivation of the offender. For juvenile victim of sexual
assault the case should be considered as a primary motivation rather than the
afterthought while the elderly victim of the assault the case should be looking
for the primary motivation since it might have mixed reactions (Becker and
Dutelle, 2013).

In the
case of female rape victim in her own home there should be evidence on how the
offender broke in and the protocol of events. Under male victim, there might be
a show of confrontation between the victim and the offender while it is
expected that for a juvenile she must sustain at least some injuries. In case
of the elderly victim, there must be a protocol of how the crime happened. In
all cases, the crime scene must show confrontation happened at some point.

Training of first responders is very
important in any investigation, as there are policies and procedures that most
be followed. “The key to proper collection, preservation, analysis, and overall
usefulness of evidence is open and plentiful communication between
investigators, forensic scientists, and prosecutors” (Schiro, 2015, para. 6).
No two crime scenes are alike, and no two crime labs are the same.